The Timberwolves didn't just sit on their hands and wait to draft with the 53rd pick on Thursday night.
After trying for a while to move into a slot earlier in the draft, the Wolves executed a trade for the 33rd pick from the Spurs and selected Leonard Miller from the G-League Ignite with that pick.
In the deal, the Wolves sent the Spurs two future second-round picks – a 2026 second-rounder they acquired from Utah in the D'Angelo Russell three-team trade and their own 2028 second-round pick.
Miller is a 19-year-old, 6-10 forward from Toronto whose ball-handling ability made him attractive to NBA scouts.